Davenward, Samantha, Bentham, Peter, Wright, Jan, Crome, Peter, Job, Deborah, Polwart, Anthony, Exley, Christopher

There has been a plausible link between human exposure to aluminum and Alzheimer’s disease for several decades. We contend that the only direct and ethically acceptable experimental test of the ‘aluminum hypothesis’, which would provide unequivocal data specific to the link, is to test the null hypothesis that a reduction in the body burden of […]

Cohen-Mansfield, Jiska, Marx, Marcia S., Dakheel-Ali, Maha, Regier, Natalie G., Thein, Khin

Objectives: To determine which stimuli are 1) most engaging 2) most often refused by nursing home residents with dementia, and 3) most appropriate for persons who are more difficult to engage with stimuli. Methods: Participants were 193 residents of seven Maryland nursing homes. All participants had a diagnosis of dementia. Stimulus engagement was assessed by […]

Brown, Arleen F., Vassar, Stefanie D., Connor, Karen I., Vickrey, Barbara G.

Objectives: To examine educational gradients in dementia care and whether the effect of a dementia collaborative care management intervention varied according to the educational attainment of the informal caregiver.; Design: Analysis of data from a cluster-randomized controlled trial.; Setting: Eighteen clinics in three healthcare organizations in southern California.; Participants: Dyads of Medicare recipients aged 65 […]